Julian Berger
Race & Equity ReporterA fluent Spanish speaker, Julian Berger will focus on Latino communities in and around Charlotte, which make up the largest group of immigrants. He will also report on the thriving immigrant communities from other parts of the world — Indian Americans are the second-largest group of foreign-born Charlotteans, for example — that continue to grow in our region.
He majored in journalism and Hispanic studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, and has previously worked at NBC News, La Noticia in Charlotte and CNN.
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Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte to protest recent actions by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. -
New Census Bureau estimates show net international migration to the U.S. fell in 2025, and North Carolina saw a similar decline. -
Congresswoman Alma Adams is condemning the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. -
A Charlotte man has been indicted on a federal felony charge for allegedly assaulting officers during immigration enforcement operations in November 2025. -
ICE says a man charged in a deadly hit-and-run was released from the Mecklenburg County jail before agents filed a detainer. However, local officials say he was held for over a week and ICE was notified. -
Immigration enforcement is typically a federal responsibility, but in recent years, sheriffs have increasingly been pushed to cooperate with ICE, turning immigration into a major issue in sheriff races across North Carolina. -
Manolo Betancur’s documentary "The ChangeBaker" premieres this Saturday at the Carolina Theatre. Betancur is the owner of Manolo’s Bakery, and he’s become a prominent voice in Charlotte’s immigrant community. -
A group of Buddhist monks is traveling through the Charlotte region this week as part of a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C. -
A group of Buddhist monks is walking through the Charlotte area this week as part of a 2,300-mile peace walk from Texas to Washington, D.C. -
Hundreds of people gathered at First Ward Park in uptown Charlotte Thursday evening to protest the killing on Wednesday of a U.S. citizen by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
