The Eighth Circuit has determined that Illinois' burglary statute is overbroad as compared to the generic definition of burglary because the Illinois statute includes burglary of detached semitrailers.  Given the similarity between the generic definition of burglary in the criminal and immigration contexts, this decision may have persuasive value in the immigration context.

The full text of United State v. Byas can be found here:

http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/17/09/163616P.pdf

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