The Seventh Circuit has determined that Illinois' felon in possession of a firearm is broader than the definition of a firearms-related aggravated felony because Illinois' statute criminalizes possession of pneumatic weapons.  The court further determined that the conviction is indivisible.  As such, a conviction under Illinois' felon in possession of a firearm statute will never qualify as a firearms-related aggravated felony.

The full text of Rodriguez-Contreras v. Sessions can be found here:

http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2017/D10-12/C:17-1335:J:Easterbrook:aut:T:fnOp:N:2044840:S:0

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