President Donald Trump, who has frequently suggested he might use U.S. military force against the cartels in Mexico, currently has options to do so. Such a move would be unprecedented – the U.S. military has never directly attacked cartels in Mexico,

Trump has long proposed raising tariffs—or taxes on imported goods that the businesses importing them pay the U.S. government—before the election, and said in November he’ll impose a 25% tariff rate on all imports from Mexico and Canada on the first day of his presidency and will impose an additional 10% tariff rate on all imports from China on top of other tariffs.