Julian Berger
Race & Equity ReporterJulian Berger is a Race & Equity Reporter at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR affiliate. His reporting focuses on Charlotte's Latino community and immigration policy. He is an award-winning journalist who has earned Regional Edward R. Murrow and RTDNAC awards for his coverage of heightened immigration enforcement.
Before joining WFAE, Berger worked in both print and television news. At La Noticia, a Spanish-language newspaper serving North Carolina, he covered immigration, education and community issues affecting Latino families. He later worked as a production assistant at NBC News, supporting network coverage by editing video, writing scripts and assisting in the studio.
Berger is president of the Charlotte chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
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North Carolina state law enforcement agencies are still working to implement a new state law requiring agreements with federal immigration authorities ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline. -
Every year, tens of thousands of seasonal farmworkers come from abroad to work in North Carolina, harvesting everything from tobacco to sweet potatoes. But this year, those migrant workers returned to do the same work for less pay. -
Two North Carolina members of Congress are raising concerns about conditions at a Georgia immigration detention center where immigrants detained in the Charlotte area are frequently sent. -
Project 658, an east Charlotte nonprofit that serves immigrant and refugee families, opened a new dental clinic Tuesday to help meet a growing need for affordable dental care. -
A dozen Charlotte-area Muslims gathered in uptown Charlotte Tuesday to show support for a planned Islamic center in Mooresville that has drawn opposition. -
A new immigration detention center could open in eastern North Carolina by the end of 2026. -
Two Charlotte women are seeking more than $2.5 million in damages from the federal government after they say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents unlawfully detained and arrested them during Operation Charlotte’s Web last November. -
A new Smithsonian exhibit opening this weekend at the Charlotte Museum of History highlights the role Latinos have played in shaping baseball both nationally and in Charlotte. -
The Trump administration has ordered ICE agents to largely scale back their use of traffic stops nationwide. The change comes after a recent increase in vehicle stops in Charlotte. -
The Charlotte Museum of History says one of its historic buildings was vandalized over the weekend.
