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But that seemingly simple task has grown harder and harder, as the department’s bus fleet has steadily dwindled.

Since President Donald Trump signed executive orders targeting immigration earlier this year, in-person attendance at the weekly meetings hosted by Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid has dwindled.

At the southern border, for instance, illegal crossings have dwindled, just as Trump promised — though not to their lowest level ever, as Trump claimed Tuesday.

The race was at one time worth $1 million but has dwindled in recent years turning the Big ‘Cap into more of a Little ‘Cap.

But even that won’t be enough to fully replenish the department’s 82-bus fleet, which had dwindled to roughly two dozen operable buses by the end of last year.