Nick de la Canal
Host, All Things Considered / ReporterNick de la Canal can be heard on public radio airwaves across the Charlotte region, bringing listeners the latest in local and regional news developments on WFAE's All Things Considered. He's been a part of the WFAE newsroom since 2013, when he began as an intern.
He was nominated in 2023 and again in 2025 as Charlotte's best radio personality by readers of the Queen City Nerve, and his reporting has covered a wide array of topics, from city and state government to local transportation, housing, business and the arts. His radio features have won two 2023 RTDNA awards and a regional 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award. In addition to filing stories for WFAE, he has filed for NPR's Morning Edition, NPR's All Things Considered, NPR's Latino USA, and BBC Outlook.
He is passionate about serving the community and helping the Charlotte region strive toward a better future. He grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High School, and received his degree in journalism from Emerson College in Boston.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents have left Charlotte after a five-day operation, leaving behind a swirl of legal questions. In an interview with WFAE, the ACLU of North Carolina says agents repeatedly violated residents' constitutional protections and even broke the state’s new face-mask ban. -
Three people in Charlotte now face federal charges for allegedly assaulting or impeding federal immigration agents during this week's "Operation Charlotte's Web."
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Hundreds of students walked out of class at several Charlotte-area high schools Tuesday as Border Patrol agents continued a citywide immigration crackdown. The walkouts come as absences have spiked at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with immigrant families keeping kids home.
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Charlotte’s Catholic bishop says he personally appealed to Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday to pray for immigrant families in the city as Border Patrol agents continue a sweeping enforcement operation. -
As part of a sweeping immigration crackdown in Charlotte this week, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Nicaraguan man who had been working as a car mechanic in east Charlotte. Records reviewed by WFAE didn't show any criminal history for the man — consistent with Border Patrol statistics that show a majority of those taken into custody did not. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents made dozens of arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend. It's the latest city targeted by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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As U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a major immigration operation this weekend and arrested dozens, it’s still not clear who agents arrested. The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t released names or charges. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino has shared photos on social media of some of the people arrested, saying they are undocumented people who had DUIs or other criminal histories such as assault, but the agency is withholding their identities. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen making arrests along two of Charlotte's main immigrant corridors on Saturday, prompting businesses to close and restaurants to lock their doors. The arrests preceded a protest in uptown, were tensions ran high over the deployment of federal immigration agents to Charlotte.
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Immigrant communities in Charlotte are on edge after Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Border Patrol agents could arrive in the city as early as this weekend. Democratic state Rep. Aisha Dew speaks with WFAE about what worries her most as residents await clarity. -
A demonstration is planned in uptown Charlotte ahead of the expected arrival of Border Patrol agents. Gov. Josh Stein is urging residents to "remain peaceful" and to record inappropriate behavior by federal agents with their phones.
