"While President Trump shuts down the federal government over his obsession with keeping immigrants out, New York stands strong in our support for immigrant communities," Cuomo said in a statement.
"These actions will help keep immigrant families together and take a critical step toward a more just, more fair and more compassionate New York," he added.
Many of the immigrants who received pardons were convicted of drug-related crimes.
In addition to the pardons, Cuomo commuted the sentences of seven people currently serving jail time.