In Matter of Seda, 17 I. & N. Dec. 550 (BIA 1989), overruled by Matter of Ozkok, 19 I. & N. Dec. 546 (1988) on other grounds, the BIA said that a judicial admission that did not lead to a conviction would not be a ground of inadmissibility as an admission, but it could still be considered as an unfavorable factor in discretionary determinations.  See 8 C.F.R. 316.10(B)(2) (i)&(iv) (concerning admissions not constituting a bar under the petty offense exception), and (3) concerning discretion and "extenuating circumstances."

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