U.S. authorizing ` ` humanitarian assistance '' for eligible orphans , the Department of State chief . 200 adoption cases are being accelerated in wake of last year 's quake . Prospective families need to know , however , that officials are getting thousands of inquiries . Twenty - four kids have departed Haiti and found new families , official reports . Focus in Haiti remains on giving children aid , reuniting them with their families .
U.S. authorizing ` ` humanitarian assistance '' for eligible orphans , the Department of State chief . 200 adoption cases are being accelerated in wake of last year 's quake . Twenty - four kids have departed Haiti and found new families , official reports . Focus in Haiti remains on giving children aid , reuniting them with their families .