In this Jan. 7, 2013, file image, Abid Naseer, second from left, is arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court where he pleaded not guilty through his attorney Steven Brounstein, center, to terrorism charges in an alleged al Qaeda plot against the New York City subways. Second from right is Assistant U.S. Attorney Zainab Ahmad. Naseer was expected to give an opening statement Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in federal court in New York City. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams, File)