Va. Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf will respond to criticism launched by conservative TV talk show host Bill O'Reilly of FOX News on Wednesday night.

O'Reilly described Oberndorf and Judge Colon Whitehurst as "villians" in the aftermath of an illegal immigrant being charged in a crash that killed two Va. Beach teenagers last week.

Thursday night O'Reilly and fellow Fox News host Geraldo Rivera butted heads over the issue. O'Reilly continued to stress the illegal immigration argument, while Rivera argued that it was a matter of drunk driving.

Caught in the middle are the lives of the two teens who died in the crash, Alison Kunhardt and Tessa Tranchant.

"To me, it dishonors our children," said David Kunhardt, Alison’s father.

Republican delegate John Welch of Virginia Beach reacted Friday to O'Reilly's comments.

"I will tell you the entertainment you've seen on TV in misleading. The entertainers confused Virginia Beach with Chesapeake and localities. That judge isn't here why should the mayor of our city be accused of something she had nothing to do with," said Del. Welch.

A small group of Kellam High School students siding with O'Reilly staged a protest outside City Hall Thursday.

”If there wasn't an illegal immigrant who was drunk and driving after he'd already been arrested for driving drunk, then those two women would still be alive right now,” said Michael Lowry, Jr.

Oberndorf says the national spotlight has moved the focus of Friday night's crash away from the real problem.

“I never want anyone to miss the fact that someone who was drunk caused the death of two innocent young women, and it had nothing to do with nationality or anyone doing anything inappropriate as far as the government is concerned,” said Mayor Oberndorf.

Thursday night a group of Kellam High School students sided with O'Reilly, staging a protest in front of City Hall.

"We're hoping to let them know that these people need to be deported. They need to enforce the law," said Michael Lowry, Jr.

At a press conference Thursday, Mayor Oberndorf said she had received numerous calls after O'Reilly's broadcast Wednesday night. She says she doesn't set policies that have to do with how people are apprehended. She says the police chief does that.

“I can promise you neither I not any member of the council has ever adopted any legislation to make this a sanctuary city,” said Mayor Oberndorf.

Chief Jake Jacocks says the policy of not reporting illegals until after three DUI charges was his idea. He hoped it would let immigrants feel comfortable if they were involved in an accident. He also says it's because immigration never follows up on things like this, and that they are overworked and understaffed.

"Too many are trying to make federal immigration issues a local police problem. The policy of the Virginia Beach Police Department is that a person’s right to file a police report, to participate in police community activities or otherwise benefit from police services is not contingent upon citizenship or immigration status,” said Chief Jacocks.

The 22-year-old Ramos, charged with manslaughter, admitted in court that he was in this country illegally. 13News checked court records in both cities and found a previous DUI charge among other violations.

Monday, April 9th, Ramos appeared in Chesapeake traffic court for a probation violation based on his previous DUI charge conviction. The court clerk told 13News that Ramos tailed to complete an alcohol safety program as required by his sentence.

Kunhardt and Tranchant, best friends, were waiting at a stoplight when a car slammed into theirs.

From Va. Beach Police

Alfredo Ramos

Police say Ramos was behind the wheel and had been drinking. 13News has uncovered court records about Ramos' condition the night of the accident.

Kunhardt's father and attorney told 13News Thursday that they're meeting with Va. Beach detectives to get a full update on the investigation and everything with the case.