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Nov. 17, 2025

That masked man was not the Lone Ranger

Unlike the masked Lone Ranger who upheld justice, today's masked ICE agents raise serious legal concerns as they operate more like villains than heroes.

Dan Jacobson

Attorney
Jacobson & Associates

Phone: (714) 505-4872

Email: dlj@jacobsonlawyers.com

Dan Jacobson is a practicing attorney in Tustin; a law professor-emeritus; a retired Governor of the California Insurance Guarantee Association, having been appointed to that position by Congressman John Garamendi, when Congressman Garamendi was California's Insurance Commission; and, a recently retired member of California's Board of Accountancy, having been appointed to that position by Assembly-Speaker Anthony Rendon.

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That masked man was not the Lone Ranger
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In the 1950s, The Lone Ranger TV show ruled the airwaves. Set in the 1800s, the show would begin with the masked Lone Ranger riding into town, finding innocent townspeople being abused, beaten and murdered by the bad guys. The masked man would risk life and limb to protect the innocent and see to it that the bad guys faced punishment meted out by the law. At the end of the show, just as the Lone Ranger was riding out of town, one of the saved innocents would say, "Who ...

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