New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday issued state pardons to seven immigrants to help them avoid deportation.

The pardons will make immigration-related relief possible, if not automatic, for the seven individuals, Cuomo’s office said in a press release. Cuomo framed his action as a rebuke to the hard-line immigration policies championed by President Donald Trump.

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