The current US government policy of just acting out like assholes, when you don't even have to (these folks had visas to work, they weren't running off), is so disheartening. America without allies is a much weaker nation.

Saw an interview with one of these guys yesterday, maybe on bbc or dw, and his concluding remark is worth repeating. After describing what sounded like truly horrible treatment, when asked if he’d ever come back to the USA, said he would but never to Georgia. That confirmed my suspicion that this was more of a Georgia issue than a national one.