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Do I leave after 1 week and miss out on work for me and my employees?
This part of you question is opinion based question however I will chip in my $0.02 cents. If your i94 says 180 days, thatβs what is in the official records and what you have been legally given. That said immigration officers can and sometimes do make annotations on a travelers profile and put in flags for you to be scrutinized on your next trip.
Thus although you officially have 180 days, I would advice you err on the side of caution and leave after a week. Regarding missing out on work for your employees amen yourself, my response would be which is worse, missing out on a little work now or getting banned next time? You would lose a lot more work if it is the latter.
Is the officer allowed to just change dates?
What it is important to realize is that unfortunately when it comes to nonimmigrant visas and admission, the immigration officer is usually the judge, jury and executioner and it is prudent to behave accordingly.
If yes can I in this week time appeal for it somehow and sort this out?
You can try, I would not recommend it. It takes weeks, usually months for USCIS to reply to change of status/extension of status issues by which time you would have left. Plus what exactly are you challenging, you got 180 days although itβs not recommended you go beyond a week. USCIS only deals with the official issue. They would likely just reject your request because itβs moot.