It is speculated that as a result of the ICE raid at the Hyundai plant in Georgia, the State Department has created a new B-1 visitor category.
9 FAM 402.2-5(E)(2) (U) Specialized Trainers
a. (U) An applicant may qualify as a specialized trainer eligible for a B-1 if they are traveling to the United States for a temporary period in order to provide training or transfer knowledge to U.S. workers, including on specialized or proprietary techniques, skills, or know-how necessary for industrial equipment, machinery, or processes that have been acquired or are sourced from a company outside the United States, in support of a qualifying project. In such cases the applicant must possess unique knowledge that is not widely available in the United States and must receive no remuneration from a U.S. source.
b. (U) B-1 visas issued in accordance with this guidance must be annotated as such. The annotation should read: “B-1 SPECIALIZED TRAINER”.