Mr. Puzder, a former fast food executive, was nominated in 2017 to be President Trump’s labor secretary, but he withdrew amid bipartisan scrutiny of his business record and character.
Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.
The country is at the forefront of a wider crunch spreading across Europe, and its prime minister has proposed a 100 percent tax aimed at foreign real estate investors.