William Medina, who lives in Haiti, obtained his safe conduct in March 2002. However, the representatives indicated that the family is fearful of travelling to the Dominican Republic due to the acts of violence and discrimination, as well as to the lack of sufficient funds because, according to the representatives, the border authorities illegally ask them for money in order to allow them to enter Dominican territory. The family continues to live in precarious conditions, without any hope of being able to return to the country where William, Wilda and Luis Ney were born. Even though some of them have documents that prove their birth and previous legal residence in Dominican Republic, the border authorities only allow them to cross the border with safe conducts. The border authorities deny the legitimacy of the safe conducts. 33. In its observations of February 17, 2012, the Commission noted that the information presented by the representatives “reveals that the situation of extreme gravity and urgency that justified the adoption of these provisional measures continues.” In addition, it considered that “the international protection provided through the Court’s provisional measures is essential to help reduce the risk to the beneficiaries and to guarantee their life and personal integrity.” Considerations of the Court 34. Based on the provisions of Considering paragraph 33 and Operative paragraph 2 of the Court’s Order of December 1, 2011, the Court finds it appropriate to maintain the provisional measures in favor of Berson Gelin, Antonio Sensión and William Medina Ferrer, under the terms set forth in the aforesaid Order, for an additional period of least six months as of notification of this Order. Subsequently, the Court shall assess in due course the maintenance of those measures in favor of the beneficiaries. E) Regarding the request to extend the measures 35. In their brief of February 1, 2012, the representatives requested that the measures be extended to include all members of the Medina Ferreras, Gelin, Fils-Aimé, Sensión and Jean families. The information presented by the representatives reveals that this extension is requested for Lilia Jean Pierre, partner of William Medina, their daughter Wilda Medina, their son Luis Nery Medina, and their granddaughter Kimberly Pérez Medina (Wilda’s daughter), all members of the Medina Ferreas family; Pili Sainlis, partner of Berson Gelin, their sons William Gelin, Jamson Gelin, Kenson Gelin, and their daughter Faica Gelin, all members of the Gelin family; Ana Virginia Nolasco, partner of Antonio Sensión, their daughters Ana Lidia Sensión and Reyita Antonia Sensión, their grandson Emiliano Mache Sensión (son of Reyita) and their granddaughters Ana Dileidy Sensión and Analideire Sensión (daughters of Ana Lidia). In addition, the representatives requested the extension of the measures to members of the family of Janty Fils-Aimé, who is deceased, namely Janise Midi, his partner, their sons Antonio Fils-Aimé, Endry Fils-Aimé, Juan Fils-Aimé, Andren Fils-Aimé and Nene Fils-Aimé, and their daughters Diane Fils-Aimé, Marilobi FilsAimé and Carolina Fils-Aimé. Finally, they requested that the measures be extended to Víctor Jean, his partner Marlene Mesidro, their sons Miguel Jean, Markenson Jean and Victor Manuel Jean, and their daughters Victoria Jean, Natalie Jean and Jessica Jean, all members of the Jean family. 36. The representatives indicated that the context in which the families live has not changed since its last report of November 30, 2011, and pointed out that the news and the reports by civil society “confirm that the State has not ceased to carry out arbitrary mass deportations and expulsions using several security agencies.” They also reiterated that the 9