A major increase in U.S. naval forces in the south Caribbean Sea has been underway since President Trump signed a directive targeting some cartels.
This seems to be because the courts have ruled that absent an actual war, Trump can’t use the Alien Enemies Act to put people in concentration camps or deport them.
I’ll also note that the US is also purging military leadership
See, you say that, but it’s 100% where he got the idea from, and so far, no one is stopping virtually anything he’s done. He will try it.