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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DeCarlos Brown has been charged with a federal crime in connection with the killing of Iryna Zarutska, 23, last month on the light rail in Charlotte. -
Each morning in east Charlotte, men gather on Wendover Road hoping for work. They’re painters, movers, roofers — and neighbors with stories worth hearing. -
New U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center shows the number of undocumented immigrants has grown sharply in recent years. -
Charlotte’s Independent Picture House is hosting a film series this weekend, spotlighting immigration through film, music and community conversation. -
The nonprofit International House has named Susan Bird as its new executive director. -
A 20-year-old Honduran woman who has lived in the Charlotte area for more than a decade will soon be removed from the U.S. -
The North Carolina House is not expected to hold any votes when lawmakers convene for a pro forma session Tuesday.
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations will host a training this weekend in Charlotte to address Islamophobia in local schools and colleges. -
New data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows that while arrests in North Carolina have surged since President Trump returned to office in January, the majority have occurred in jails, not in public. -
The Hispanic Heritage Festival of the Carolinas has announced that this year’s festival will not take place due to immigration enforcement concerns.
