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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A U.S. citizen detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection will face only one of the felonies he was originally charged with after a judge threw out the more severe of the two. -
Family members of people detained in CBP’s recent Charlotte operation say they’re struggling to locate their loved ones, and advocates warn the problem is widespread. -
The felony case against a woman accused of assaulting a federal officer outside Charlotte’s ICE office was dismissed Monday, only for prosecutors to file a new set of misdemeanor charges Tuesday. -
U.S. House Rep. Alma Adams is calling on DHS to explain its recent immigration enforcement campaign in Charlotte, known as “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” -
The case against a Charlotte woman accused of assaulting a federal officer outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office has been dismissed by federal prosecutors.
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CMPD, Mayor Vi Lyles and Sheriff Garry McFadden have all said CBP agents left Charlotte, but DHS insists the “Charlotte’s Web” operation is ongoing. -
Congregants returned to churches with large immigrant congregations on Sunday, with the surge of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents leaving. -
Protests against CBP and ICE continued Friday at Manolo’s Bakery in east Charlotte. Hundreds filled the parking lot and Central Avenue before marching east toward Sharon Amity Road, turning the gathering into a larger demonstration. -
The city of Charlotte has committed $100,000 to help households with rent and utilities in response to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation in the region. -
A Charlotte woman who was protesting outside the Charlotte U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Sunday has been charged with assaulting a federal officer.
