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By Leslie Berestein UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER SAN DIEGO – Would illegal immigrants voluntarily surrender to immigration authorities at the federal building in downtown San Diego? It may seem unlikely, but this is what federal immigration officials hope will happen starting Tuesday. That's when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will roll out “Operation Scheduled Departure,” a pilot program to encourage people who have outstanding deportation orders to turn themselves in. San Diego and four other U.S. cities will participate in the program, which is slated to end Aug. 22. The other locations are Santa Ana; Chicago; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Charlotte, N.C.     Some immigration experts are decrying the idea, which is to give immigration “fugitives” an alternative to federal agents coming into families' homes and making arrests. “We are going to make it as comfortable as possible,” said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S....
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