The Haitian government had asked the Trump administration to extend the protected status.

ProPublica report showed American branch didn't live up to promises

Government officials estimate that at least 350,000 people need assistance

The most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has left thousands of people displaced in Haiti, with rescuers struggling to reach the worst-hit areas.

Hurricane Matthew roared across the southwestern tip of Haiti with 145 mph winds, uprooting trees and tearing roofs from homes in a largely rural corner of the impoverished country as the storm headed north toward Cuba and the east coast of Florida