Las Cruces Woman, 21, Booked on Failure to Appear Warrants at Santa Teresa Port

Allegedly... Yahel Eileen Loya, a 21-year-old resident of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on July 3, 2026. Records indicate she was taken into custody at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry under booking number 2600005303. She is currently being held on two misdemeanor counts of failure to appear. A failure to appear charge is typically issued by a court when a defendant does not attend a scheduled hearing or legal proceeding. The arrest occurring at a port of entry indicates that the warrants were flagged during a border crossing or security screening by federal authorities before she was transferred to county custody. The charges are allegations, and Loya is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.