Home Care In Greensboro, NC

A longtime Greensboro resident and father of five was released from an immigration detention center in Georgia, thanks to a federal court petition.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A longtime Greensboro resident and father of five was released from an immigration detention center in Georgia, thanks to a federal court petition and strong community support.

Mohamed Naser was held at the Stewart Detention Center, even after an immigration judge ordered his release on bond on July 29. His legal team filed a habeas corpus petition days later, challenging his continued detention.

On Tuesday, Naser was released after the Board of Immigration Appeals denied ICE’s motion to block it.

“Today proves that due process still matters,” Helen Parsonage, lead counsel and partner at Elliot Morgan Parsonage PLLC, said. “Mohamed is headed home because an entire community — neighbors, clergy, local officials — refused to let his constitutional rights be sidelined.”

The petition, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, argued that ICE relied on an “automatic stay” policy to hold Naser.

Naser’s case drew widespread support. North Carolina State Senator Michael Garrett and Rep. Tracy Clark publicly advocated for his release. Hundreds of Greensboro residents wrote letters, helped raise bond money, and pushed for action.

While Naser is now free, his legal team said he still faces removal proceedings.

“Our work continues,” Parsonage said. “We will seek every lawful avenue so Mohamed can build his American dream in Greensboro — the city that stood up for him.”

The city is now offering up to $25,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance for some buyers.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Buying a home just got easier in Greensboro.

The city is now offering up to $25,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers and people who haven't owned recently —a major jump from the previous limit of $10,000 to $15,000.

"We've doubled the amount of homebuyer assistance in just the last month," said Caitlin Bowers, Greensboro’s Neighborhood Investment Manager. "Now it's up to $20,000 or even $25,000."

That’s big news for buyers struggling with rising costs. While some loans require as little as 3% down these days, that’s still around $8,000 for a typical home in Greensboro. This program could cover all of that—and more.

To be eligible for the assistance, you must:

And here’s a bonus: if you buy in select neighborhoods like Glenwood, Willow Oaks, or Kings Forest, you could qualify for even more money.

"Those neighborhoods were chosen because they're on the tipping point of catalytic change," Bowers explained.

The goal isn’t just to help buyers—but to build stronger communities.

"Housing is a human right," Bowers said. "This program helps people build generational wealth and stay in the city they love."

The money comes from a combination of federal HUD funding, Greensboro housing bonds, and the American Rescue Plan.

But there is one important catch: you must stay in the home for several years. It can take up to 10 years before you can sell without having to repay part of the assistance.

The city is hoping this expanded help will allow even more families to buy homes this year—and make a bigger impact than ever before.

Want to see if you qualify or start your application? Click here for full program details.

Mohamed Naser’s legal team is suing in federal court, calling ICE’s actions unconstitutional.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The fight to free a Greensboro father of five is now in federal court, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) blocked his bond release, even after a judge granted it and his friends and family paid in full.

Mohamed Naser was detained by ICE in mid-July and has been held at Stewart Detention Center in Georgia ever since. His attorney, Helen Parsonage, said ICE used a rarely invoked provision that allows the agency to override an immigration judge’s bond ruling by filing an appeal.

Parsonage says ICE’s decision was both “vindictive” and unconstitutional, prompting her legal team to file a writ of habeas corpus in federal court, challenging Naser’s detention.

“Habeas corpus is the constitutional right for all people to challenge their imprisonment in front of a judge,” Parsonage said during a press conference Friday. “ICE seems to think this doesn’t apply to them. It most certainly does.”

Parsonage also detailed how Naser was taken:Two weeks ago, she said unidentified men with no badges or warrants attempted to enter his home. When the family refused to open the door, Naser was later arrested on the street, without any documentation shown. She says agents questioned him about ties to Iran, despite Naser being from Libya and having no connection to Iran or California.

Three days ago, a judge granted Naser bond. The family posted it immediately. But ICE filed an appeal, triggering an automatic stay — a move Parsonage called “a dirty trick pulled from the bottom of the bag.”

About 150 supporters rallied outside the International Civil Rights Center and Museum on Friday, alongside elected officials, including State Senator Michael Garrett and Representative Trixie Clark. Garrett’s office says the case shows ICE is abusing power and ignoring constitutional protections.

“Senator Garrett says we can’t let the Constitution and the protections that come with it be ignored,” said Justin Cundall, Garrett’s legislative assistant. “He’s proud to see Guilford County and Greensboro showing up to support one of their own.”

At the end of the press conference, Parsonage read a message from Naser, who remains in custody but is said to be in good spirits:“Thank you. Thank you for supporting me. I know you understand what is in my heart. Thank you.”

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro family left their home on July 10, drove for four days to their new home in Utah, and started waiting for their stuff to arrive. July is about to be over, and they're still waiting.

"Thankfully, we had an air mattress one, but my kids have been sleeping on the floor in sleeping bags, with their pillows. My son's been drawing pictures and taping them to his wall so that he feels like his room is his own," said Bethany Straarup.

Bethany and her family have been eating picnic-style in their living room for more than two weeks now.

"I went to make coffee and realized I don't have a mug. I don't have anything to do anything, and so I was like, let me just get what we can function with in our kitchen, so we're not having to eat out every single meal," said Straarup.

The family signed a contract with a broker who gave them an estimate. The broker then hired a moving company to do the physical packing and moving. The initial estimate was $8,000. Since then, the price has ballooned to $22,000.

"What they've told us to our faces and then what we've experienced in our reality have been two different things. And then they'll just go back to like, well, this is within our bounds contractually to do this," said Straarup.

We talked with the Better Business Bureau about the issue.

"Contracts are what's binding. We all want to believe what they've told us, but unfortunately, when it comes right down to it, what's in writing is what's binding," said Lechelle Yates, BBB.

The Better Business Bureau can help you check out brokers, moving companies, and provide recommendations on dos and don'ts.

Bethany's family is learning all of it the hard way.

"They don't update you on where your items are. My husband left an AirTag in our stuff, thank God, because we know where our stuff is," said Straarup. Right now, it shows their stuff is in a warehouse, not on the road to them.

But their stuff isn't at their new house, at least not yet. The contract had a delivery window that was several weeks long; they hope to see the moving trucks next week.

Hundreds of former Texans and others lined up early Thursday to get a taste of the Triad’s first Whataburger fast-food restaurant.

“It’s good quality, and it’s a culture thing, too,” said Zach Smith, who grew up in Houston. Smith was the third person in line at 6 a.m. in advance of the 9:30 opening to order his favorite No. 1 burger and a honey butter chicken biscuit.

“It’s kind of a way of life, and you don’t know how good you have it until you leave,” said Michael Ilavia, who was born and raised in Texas. “My go-to is a No. 5 with bacon, cheese, lettuce and ketchup.”

Deasia Meadows, Zaria Howard and Janiya Howard drove three hours from the Camp LeJeune/Jacksonville area just to try Whataburger for the first time. “We go to (N.C. A&T) here and we were hoping it would open before we went home (for summer break),” she said.

She added that it was worth the drive. “It was really good. I had the French fries and a honey chicken biscuit.”

Whataburger is known for its fresh ingredients as well as its “two-handed” burgers, which are quarter-pound, 5-inch patties served on 5-inch buns. It’s also known for its spicy ketchup, which it bottles and sells in supermarkets in Texas.

Whataburger was founded in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950. And by 1961 it had developed its signature orange and white striped logo, which has since become ingrained in Texas culture.

Whataburger’s Texas origins come through with Tex-Mex touches such as jalapenos and avocados on its burgers and taquitos for breakfast.

The company reported $3 billion in revenue in 2022, and it currently lists more than 1,000 restaurant locations in 17 states.

(Whataburger is sometimes confused with the What-A-Burger chain of restaurants in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. There also is a second unrelated restaurant chain based in North Carolina, originally named What-A-Burger Drive-In, with locations in Concord, Kannapolis and Mooresville.)

The classic Whataburger ($5.99), called the No. 1, consists of that thin but large quarter-pound patty with mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and diced onions on a toasted five-inch bun. You can get it with double or triple the meat ($7.59 or $8.69).

Other burgers include the bacon and cheese, jalapeno and cheese, or avocado and bacon. There also are Whataburger juniors (1/8 pound patty), single and double.

It has three chicken sandwiches (starting at $6.19) — regular, grilled and spicy — plus strips and wings.

Also on the menu are three “all-time favorites”: a patty melt of two beef patties, grilled onions, Jack cheese and creamy pepper sauce on Texas toast; sweet and spicy bacon burger; and honey BBQ chicken-strip sandwich.

Sides include fries, onion rings and apple slices. There also are salads with grilled chicken.

Breakfast is served for half of the day – from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. – and includes pancakes, biscuits, an egg-topped burger and more. Breakfast prices start at $3.59 for a taquito with cheese and go up to $8.29 for a breakfast bowl with scrambled eggs, cheese, gravy, hash browns, biscuit and choice of bacon or sausage plus a drink.

Last but not least are shakes and malts (vanilla strawberry and chocolate) plus cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls and hot apple pie.

Greensboro is only the third Whataburger in North Carolina, after openings earlier this year in Gastonia and Hickory.

Now that Whataburger is finally in North Carolina, it doesn’t plan to stop with three locations.

In the Triad alone at least six more are planned in the near future, said Ashton Hector, Whataburger’s growth market leader for North Carolina.

That includes a second Greensboro location, at 1408 Four Seasons Station Drive, plus restaurants in Winston-Salem, High Point, Kernersville, Archdale and Mebane.

The next one to open in the Triad will be the Winston-Salem location at 291 Harvey St., in Hanestowne Village off Stratford Road, in the building formerly occupied by PDQ.