I’m not sure what your contention is… AP is not even supposed to claim anything. They verify information with sources they consider reliable. You can just claim anyone they reference is unreliable.

Multiple news outlets are now reporting that it will, in fact, be going through the refuge based on available mapping.

The government’s motivation is questionable.

https://apnews.com/article/border-wall-biden-immigration-texas-rio-grande-147d7ab497e6991e9ea929242f21ceb2

Fair point

Exactly right. There’s always claims of some 5d chess about moves like this that aren’t even discussed on most mainstream media that voters are exposed to.

How does any of that negate what the center of biological diversity is saying?