They claimed to be refugees
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"They claimed to be 'refugees.'"
Some were refugees. Putting quotes around the word impugns their humanity.
Others, notably Hmong, were CIA-sponsored soldiers.
Yet others were officers and soldiers in private armies of heroin gangs (see Vang Pao)
https://scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1101/S00086/new-york-times-forgets-that-vang-pao-was-a-drug-dealer.htm
https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1614640304082100229