State Department issues updated Mexico travel advisory: What to know

Mexico rejects U.S. military plan against cartels

U.S. officials said Trump's administration can use the military to go after Latin American drug gangs that have been designated as global terrorist organizations and has quietly ordered the Pentagon to prepare options, according to a report from Reuters. National security analyst Hal Kempfer breaks this all down with LiveNOW's Austin Westfall.

The Brief

Most states in Mexico are currently under a Level 2, or "exercise increased caution," travel advisory, according to the U.S. State Department.

But eight states in Mexico are under a Level 3 advisory, urging Americans to reconsider travel to some parts of the country.

Homicide, kidnapping, carjacking and robbery are some of the biggest crimes of concern for U.S. travelers.

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