I just realized that US law only prohibits the transport of queen ants across state borders. Males are not queens, so you can just go to a place where your species lives and collect males, or ask someone to send them to you. Once you do that, breed a few of them. I’m not sure if any female brood is left, so you probably can’t boost them unless you want to risk giving them workers.
This is just blatantly wrong. I don't mean to go off topic on this thread, but this is just flat out wrong - don't spread misinfo about laws.